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Hello from the northwest suburbs of Chicago

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Hi, my name is Shawn. I'm new to the site, and am excited to talk to fellow GS owners! I inherited a 1977 GS400 that my grandmother bought new. It was passed to my uncle and then to my mother. It sat in storage for 25 years until I received it. It then sat for another five while I searched for parts. I started with this:



I finished it yesterday, well kinda. It still needs some more tuning and the chain tesioner may have given up.



I also picked up a 1978 GS400XC which I am excited to start this fall and bob it!
 
Hopefully you plan to install modern, roadworthy tires before you do any riding.
 
Ha! Both bikes already have, brand new, vintage replica tires. In the pre resto pics you can see the original tires that came on the bike. The tires I found almost match them perfectly!
 
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Very nice job! Engine looks great! Welcome by the way. terrylee
 
Thanks Terrylee, that was hours of hand polishing. Hours and hours... but well worth it!
 
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